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gender, ethnicity, and the urban economy in colonial Potosí
277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
A social history of trade in a colonial city in Peru, arguing that markets, stores and taverns were important sites of cultural creation and showing how the gender and ethnic identities of participants affected how they adapted to the market economy.
The largest population and the most commerce -- Making room to sell -- Light on the chicha, heavy on the bread: the colonial market for brewing and baking -- The world of credit in the city of silver -- Enterprising women -- Vale un Potosí?: the urban marketplace in the face of decline, 1650-1700.
Includes bibliographical references and index.